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AILING ANIMALS 
Colic 
I have' a mare that has had two colts 
aiul is in foal again. She was bred when 
nine years old and had ne%'er been sick in 
her life, but now has sick spells quite 
often, acts like colic. She eats all right, 
looks well and is in the harness every day. 
Her feed is 12 quarts grain, hay and pas¬ 
ture. Can you give any cause and help 
for it? Does it come from feeding? 
New York. K. n. 
It is not uncommon for a mare in foal 
fo have slight attacks of colic. They will 
be le.ss likely to occur if you allow the 
mare to occupy a roomy boxstall when in 
the stable, but have her work or take ac¬ 
tive exercise out of doors every day while 
in foal. She must not be allowed to stand 
idle for a single day. Give the drinking 
water before feeding. Add one-ninth part 
of wheat bran to the whole oats, dampen 
it at feeding time and feed it from a large 
box to prevent bolting. If she still bolts 
her feed add cut (chopped 1 hay or straw. 
If she eats her bedding use planing mill 
shavings or sawdust in.stead of straw. 
Allow free access to rock salt. See that 
the bowels are kept active. If there is 
a tendency to constipation feed a few 
carrots and increase the amount gradually 
as required as soon as .she has become 
accustomed to this feed. s. A. 
Fungus Haematoides 
I have a cow with a very sore eye; has 
had it for-last three months. It looks 
like a growth inside of eye, was swollen 
and pus runs from eye. First I tried salt 
and w'ater, then burat alum; neither did 
any good. Have you any remedy? 
New York. K. 
A ; cancerous condition has spread to 
such an extent in the case described that 
the only hope will be to have the entire 
eye removed by a skilled surgeon, and 
even then there is no certainty that the 
disease will not invade the surrounding 
tissue!?. If the cow is in first-class con¬ 
dition and health, apart from the condi¬ 
tion of the eye, .she may be slaughtered 
for meat. A. s. a. 
Bots 
What can I give a tln-ee-year-old mare 
to rid her of hot worms? E. E. P. 
Massachusetts. 
Rots are pi’esent in the stomach of 
every horse that has pastured grass and 
^•ause no aiqjreciable ill effects in a ma¬ 
jority of cases. Ordinary treatment fails, 
but several two-dram doses of bisulphid 
of carbon given in gelatine capsules by 
a trained veterinarian possibly may dis¬ 
lodge the bots. A. .s. A. 
Blood in Passages 
We have a heifer calf about nine months 
old that for the la.st day or two has been 
passing blood. Her bowels are quite loose. 
This morning we found her with her head 
and eyes swollen up; in fact, her eyes 
were almost shut, and there was a swell¬ 
ing under her chin that looked and felt 
like a sac, not hard. Her head seemed 
to itch as she kept scratching it with her 
foot. G. E. s. 
New York. 
Miico-enteritis is present and may indi¬ 
cate the presence of hemorrhagic se])tice- 
mia, which is infectious and usually fatal. 
Anthrax also causes bleeding from the 
natural orifices of the body, but this oc¬ 
curs after or immediately before death in 
virulent cases. In a matter so serious as 
this a graduate veterinarian should imme¬ 
diately he employed to diagnose the dis¬ 
ease and, if necessary, vaccinate the re¬ 
maining animals and to direct other pre¬ 
ventive measures. A change of pasture 
should he given and affected animals kept 
i.solated. There is no successful treat¬ 
ment for the diseases mentioned. 
A. s. A. 
Thriftless Pig 
What may he the cause of my pig not 
growing? He is about six months old. 
I had to teach him to eat after he came, 
so he must have been taken from his 
mother too young. He coughed a great 
deal when we first got him, but seemed 
better through hot weather, and now he 
coughs and snuffs a great deal. Could it 
he that he had tuberculosis or lung 
worms? Could he inheint a disease like 
tuberculosis? He is on large range with 
other pigs; has a gooi. appetite, seems 
active and roots, hut is poor and does not 
grow. W^oirld the other pigs be apt to 
take the disease if he has any? i. t. w. 
Massachusetts. 
Tuberculosis is not a hereditary disease, 
but always is caused by infection with the 
specific micro-organism (hacUlus tuhcrc’i- 
losis) of the disease. Affected animals 
may, however, transmit susceptibility to 
the disease. Such offspring more readily 
contract the disease when exposed to the 
germs. Isolate the pig at once. Make 
that the invariable practice as regards 
every sick animal. Lung worms would 
l)e a probable cause of the cough and 
thriftlessness and tuberculosis a possibil¬ 
ity. The latter disease is contagious. As 
but one pig is affected we should advise 
its destruction and a post mortem exami¬ 
nation as treatment scarcely would prove 
profitable. If you prefer to treat the ani¬ 
mal sprinkle chloride of lime upon the 
floor of the pen for three consecutive 
mornings and again the following week. 
Mix one teaspoonful of turpentine in the 
slop for each SO pounds of body weight. 
Feed generously. a. s. a. 
Fits 
AVill you give some cure for pigs that 
have fits, and the cause of them? I have 
a pig that staggers and goes around just 
as if it was blind, and then froths at the 
mouth and finally lies down; in a few 
minutes be up again, apparently as well 
a.s ever. n. b. 
New York. 
Indigestion, commonly associated with 
the i)resence of intestinal worms, causes 
fits. Feed milk, wheat middlings and flax¬ 
seed meal. For three mornings add one 
teaspoonful of turpentine for each 80 
pounds of body weight of pig and give it 
again the following week. Allow, free 
range on grass and stubble. If the tur¬ 
pentine treatment does not suffice, mix 
powdered copperas in the slop for five 
consecutive mornings, allowing one dram 
for each 100 pounds of body weight, and 
repeat the treatment the following week. 
A. S. A. 
Obstructed Teat 
I have a young cow which had her sec¬ 
ond calf four months ago. ’ Her udder is 
swelled and seems as though tlnu-e is 
something sore inside the teat, and I have 
to use a tube to get the milk from that 
teat. ^Yhilt can I do for it? a. s. 
I'ennsylvania. 
Continued use of the milking tube will 
be almost certain to ruin the quarter 
for milking production by carrying in in¬ 
fective germs. It is rossihle that using 
a dilating instrument to stretch the milk 
duct over and over again for several 
minutes two or three times daily may 
remedy matters, but if not a teat bistory 
should be used to slit through the obstl-uc- 
tiou in four different directions. Mean¬ 
while bathe the udder with hot water 
twice daily, massaging it thoroughly each 
time, and at night rubbing in warm melted 
lard. Give her .a teaspoonful each of salt¬ 
peter and powdered poke root twice daily. 
A. s. A. 
Cat with Catarrh 
What is the matter with my cat? The 
cat is about six months old and very af¬ 
fectionate until recently, when she seemed 
very cross and irritable. The next day 
her eyes wei*e closed and there seemed to 
be a discharge from eyes, nose and ears. 
The tips of her ears were swollen and red 
and are still. Can you tell me what is 
the matter and what can I do for her? 
Connecticut. m. s. 
The kitten either has an attack of cold 
fcatarrli) or distemper. Rathe the eyes 
twice daily with it four per cent sohition 
of boric acid applied with fr<‘sh swab of 
absorbent cotton... Also keep the nose 
clean, and if it becomes blocked inject a 
few drops of .sweet oil. Apply sulphtir 
ointment to the ears. a. s. a. 
Pin Worms 
My horse has worms; they are small 
white worms about an inch or,.inch and 
one-half long. Hor.se is eight years old ; 
his coat does not look well. e. g. k. 
New York. 
The )iin worms described inhabit the 
rectum and may cause sufficient irritation 
to induce tail rubbing, j)ut do little if any 
other damage. Intestiiml worms com¬ 
monly are associ:ited with the pin worms 
and cause lack of thrift, etc. To destroy 
them mix in the feed night and morning 
a tablespoonful of a mixture of equal 
quantitites by W’oight of salt, sulphur and 
powdered copi)eras. Continue this for a 
week, then stop for 10 days and then re¬ 
peat the treatment. Pin worms may be 
destroyed by injecting into the rectum 
every other night for three or four times 
soapy warm water containing tobacco tea, 
or a decoction of four ounces of quassia 
powder or chips to the gallon m.ay be 
used instead. a. s. a. 
Goitre 
I own a small pup four months old. A 
week ago a lump began to form on the 
under part of her neck. It grew to quite 
a size. I rubbed it with a solution of one 
part turpentine to two of sweet oil. This 
lump opened and blood and pus.came from 
it. After being bathed it closed again, 
only to swell up and open once more. Ap¬ 
parently it does not hurt. None of the 
other pups has it. n. a. w. 
New York. 
We suspect that a cystic goitre of the 
thyroid gland is present. Paint the lump 
with tincture of iodine each other day. 
When it opens, or has been lanced, and 
the fluid liberated, the opening should be 
enlarged and the cavity swabbed once with 
tincture of iodine, after which do not 
syringe it out, but keep it free of pus 
or serum by massage, and dust the wound 
twice daily with boric acid. .Stop apply¬ 
ing iodine for a few days if any alarming 
symptoms appear. Feed generously and 
twice daily give a de.ssertspoonful of emul¬ 
sion of cod liver oil. a. s. a. 
Staggers 
I have a marc about four years old 
which I am breaking. I drove her about 
five hiiles. When ai)proached by a little 
girl on roadside, m.are appeared to want 
to jump on her and finally threw herself 
down. It was all two of us could do to 
hold her. She seemed as if she took a 
fit and was all in a tremble. She took 
three more of these spells, iilways on the 
approach of somebody. In hitching her 
up last week she tried to jump on one 
of us. and to bite us. She is very hard 
to hold when she gets them. M^hat is 
the best thing to do with her? I have 
been driving her in a cart. She has not 
been getting much grain. o. p. b. 
Maryland. 
Mliile it is possible that an eye disea.se 
ciuising imi)aired vision may be the cause 
of the trouble described, it is more likely 
that the mare suffers from stomach or 
blind staggers, probably due to indiges¬ 
tion. First see to it that her collar fits, 
as choking ohen induces such attacks in 
a short, thick-necked horse. If she is of 
that type she may work better in a breast 
collar. Never let her stand for a single 
day idle in the stable. Feed lightly and 
keep her bowels active. If possible have 
an examination made by a qualified veter¬ 
inarian. A. S. A. 
Nasal Gleet 
I have an old horse that for the last 
four days has had a yellowish matter run- 
jiing from the right nostril, with a very 
unpleasant odor. He eats well, but is 
poor and thin; never can put flesh on 
him. His teeth are poor. AVhat is the 
trouble, and what to give him to stop 
running at the nose? c. it. 
New Y’^oi’k. 
Examination no doubt will show that 
a split or diseased molar tooth in the 
upper jaw is the cause of the bad smell¬ 
ing discharge from the nostri. If so, it 
will be necessary to have the tooth re¬ 
moved by a qualified veterinarian, who 
may have to trephine the skull. That is 
done so that a punch may be introduced 
above the root of the tooth and struck 
with a mallet to force the tooth downward 
into the mouth. Trephining also has to 
he done when pus is found present in a 
sinus of the skull. As glanders some¬ 
times is present in cases such as you de¬ 
scribe and is communicable and fatal to 
man as well as contagious and incurable 
in the horse, great care must be taken in 
handling a case. For that reason, too, 
an examination always should be made 
by a qualified veterinarian. A. s. A. 
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